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Part Time Students

Part Time Undergraduate Students

If you're a part time, undergraduate student, here’s a round up of the financial support you are entitled to, plus additional funds that you may be eligible for.

Part time bursary

From September 2011 all new and continuing part-time ‘home’ and EU students will be charged £562 per module and students will receive an automatic bursary of £281 per module.

No application is necessary. The bursary is not means tested and is non-repayable. If fees are paid in full before September 2011 (exact date to be confirmed) students will get a 5% early payment discount on the net price to be paid. As an alternative you may choose to spread the cost of your fees over the first five months of your studies starting with a payment in September 2011.

Phone 020 8223 7526 or e-mail creditcontrol@uel.ac.uk for further details.

Value of part time bursary

The fees for different amounts of part time study are set out below:

Number of modules studied in the academic year	Fees	Automatic part- time bursary	Net price to be paid
One module	£562	£281	£281
Two modules	£1,124	£562	£562
Three modules	£1,686	£843	£843
Four modules	£2,248	£1,124	£1,124

Fee Grant

In addition to the help that UEL provides, the government also provides some extra help for part-time students from low income households. The Fee Grant is only available to ‘home’ and EU students studying three or four modules each academic year.

If your household income is less than £28,065 per year you should get some help. If the household income is less than £16,845 you should get the maximum rate of help. The maximum rate of help for students studying three modules is £820 towards fees, and the maximum rate of help for someone studying four modules is £985 towards fees. Students who already have a degree are not normally eligible for this support. There are no age restrictions for part-time student support.

Home students should call 0800 731 9133 and ask for form PTG1.
EU students should call 0141 243 3570 and ask about the Fee Grant.

Course Grant

Part-time ‘home’ students studying three or four modules in each academic year can apply to their LA for an incomeassessed, non-repayable grant of up to £265 on the same PTG1 Form.

Part Time Childcare Grant

If you are a 'home' student parent from a low income household and don’t receive the childcare element of Working Tax Credit you may be eligible for this grant to help cover childcare costs. Your childcare must be OFSTED registered or accredited. Applications are assessed on a first come first served basis and limited funds are available.

PLEASE NOTE: The part time childcare grant is open from 12th September 2011 to 15th April 2012. Download an application form here.

Additional Fee Support Scheme 2011/12

The Additional Fee Support Scheme provides support for part time undergraduate students whose fees exceed the maximum fee support available, where there is a difference between the statutory fee support and the actual fee.

To be eligible for the Additional Fee Support Scheme you must be:

an undergraduate, part time student studying 50% or more of the equivalent full time course
in receipt of the maximum Fee Grant and Course Grant from Student Finance England (SFE)

EU students in receipt of the maximum Fee Grant from the European Union (EU) Team at SFE are also eligible to apply.

Overseas students are not eligible for assistance from this fund.

Assistance if granted will comprise exemption from the difference between the statutory fee and the actual fee:

4 Modules cost £1,124 – Fee Grant of £985 = £139 AFSS award
3 Modules cost £843 – Fee Grant of £820 = £23 AFSS award

The Additional Fee Support Scheme is open from 12th September 2011 to 15th April 2012. Download an application form here.

Support for New Beginnings students from September 2011 / 2012

If you are studying on New Beginnings 2 and are a ‘home’ or EU student with little or no experience of higher education, you may be eligible for fee support and programme related costs.

You must be studying more than 10 per cent and less than 50 per cent of a full time programme and be on a low income. Students receiving Working Tax Credit are not eligible to apply.

Assistance if granted will be a total award of £180 for students with ‘Home’ student status and £90 for students with ‘EU’ student status. The award will be credited to your student account if successful.

PLEASE NOTE: For January 2012 starters the scheme opens 11th Jan 2012 and closes 10th February 2012 Download an application form here.

Forms submitted outside of this deadline will be rejected.

Note: Part time students may also be eligible for the Access to Learning Fund and/or Disabled Students’ Allowance.